@Mari, I think we should describe all the configuration parameters in autoscaler.xml [1]
[1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/STRATOS/4.0.0+Auto-scaler+Configuration On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Udara Liyanage <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Vanson > > I guess you can configure it in repository/conf/autoscaler.xml file as > below > > <member> > <!-->member expiry timeout (time waited till activation) > in ms<--> > <expiryTimeout>900000</expiryTimeout> > </member> > > > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Vanson Lim <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Apache Stratos developers, >> >> Is there a way to adjust the timeout value for a cartridge to become >> active in apache stratos 4.0.0? >> >> I've observed that Stratos Manager managing Openstack based VMs, will >> restart the VM 15 minutes after launching it, if it does not hear from the >> cartridge agent. >> >> For our cartridges, we are starting with a blank VM (ie ubuntu/redhat >> cloud image), package installation is happening as a part of the startup >> process, and cartridge agent start is delayed until after package/patch >> installation/configuration completes. >> >> I am noticing that as the number of packages/patches to be applied >> increases and when the system gets busy I am getting very close to the >> timeout, sometimes exceeding it. >> >> Is there a better approach for this? Ideally, a tunable timeout per >> subscription seems like the best approach. We experimented with driving >> the package installation off the instance-started.sh extension but this >> never worked well as we had some cases were we needed to reboot the server >> after package installation, and stratos doesn't handle well the case were >> the cartridge agent goes silent for a few minutes as the VM is rebooting. >> >> Another approach considered was to pre-bake some of the functionality >> into the base cartridges to shorten the "installation" time, but this >> complicates the management of the VM so we would like to avoid this. >> >> -Vanson >> >> > > > -- > > Udara Liyanage > Software Engineer > WSO2, Inc.: http://wso2.com > lean. enterprise. middleware > > web: http://udaraliyanage.wordpress.com > phone: +94 71 443 6897 > -- *--* *Sajith Kariyawasam* *Mobile: +94772269575*
